Vapor air mixer and gas saver



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VAPOR AIR MIXER AND GAS SAVER Filed July 22- 1932 67 72); Shae];

INVENTOR ATTOR N EV Patented May 29, 1934 PATENT OFFICE 1,960,982 VAPORAmrnxEn AND GAS SAVER Clayton Stover, Butler, Pa., assignor to WilliamJ. Troutman, Butler, Pa.

Application July 22, 1932, Serial No. 624,115

1 Claim.

This invention relates to mixers adapted for. internal combustionengines to, cause smoother and quieter operation thereof and to retardthe accumulation of carbon and the necessity of frequent grinding ofvalves and the cleaning of spark plugs and to aid in maintaining theengine cooler and conserving consumption of lubricant, and has for theprimary object, the provision of a device of the above stated characterwhich may be easily attached to an engine for supplying along with thefuel moist and filtered air taken from the crank case of the engine,removin therefrom gases and other fumes.

With this and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 1

For a.complete.understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa side elevation partly in section illustrating a mixer attached to aninternal combustion engine and constructed in accordance withmy/invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the mixer.-

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken .on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a containerpreferably constructed of metal, glass or any other suitable materialand is removably supported adjacent an internal combustion engine 2 by abracket 3 of the split type. The bottom wall of the container isprovided with a drain valve 4 whereby sediment and foreign matter may beremoved from the container when desired. r A substantially funnel shapedhood 5 is threaded to the upper end of the container and has clampedbetween itself'and the container a perforated plate 6 acting as astrainer. The hood 5 is connected to a flexible pipe 7 to. which atube 8is connected. The tube 8 is of a diameter considerably less than thediameter of the flexible tube '7 and is connected to the intake manifold9 'ofthe engine 2. a

Thehood 5 is provided with a filling neck 10 fastened to the supportwhich carries the bracket closed by .aremovable plug 11 whereby the con-3 and cooperates with the bracket in firmly holding the device inposition and provides means whereby the container 1 may be removed fromthe support by releasing the bracket 3 therefrom allowing the hood andother parts associated therewith to remain attached to the support.

air inlet pipe 13 extends through the hood 5 and the plate 6 andterminates adjacent the bottom wall of the container in a flaredperforated strainer 14. The pipe 13 is connected to a valve 15 locatedexteriorly of the hood and to which a tube 16 is connected. The tube isin communication with the interiorof the crank case of the engine asshown at 1'? whereby gases and other fumes may be taken from the crankcase and drawn into the container at the bottom thereof for passageupwardly through the water purifying the gases or fumes and providing inthe hood filtered air adapted to pass into the intake manifold of .theengine by the suction 7 therein during the running of the engine so asto mix with the fuel prior to entering the combustion chamber of theengine. The introduction of the moist and purified air with the fuelrenders a smoother operating engine, reduces to a minimum theaccumulation of carbon and also the removing of the fumes from the crankcase aids in keeping the engine cool conserving the consumption oflubricant. I

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scopeof my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: V

A mixer comprising a container having liquid therein, a closing hoodthreaded to the container for closing the latter, a perforated platebetween the container andthe hood and held to the container by saidhood, a flexible tube connected to the hood, a tube of a diameter lessthan the diameter of the flexible tube and connected to the latter andto a source of-vacuum, a pipe extending through the hood and plate andsecured to the latter and terminating adjacent the bottom'of thecontainer in a perforated flared portion, a control valve connected tosaid pipe, and a tube connecting the valve to a source of vapor 0 ppCLAYTON 'S'I'OVER.

